{"product_id":"9781805336549","title":"The Honjin Murders","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Louise Heal Kawai\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic crime\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 September 2026 by Pushkin Press (Pushkin Vertigo) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 198 x 19 | 182g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Truly ingenious' \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJapan's greatest classic mystery, from the author of \u003cem\u003eMurder at the Black Cat Cafe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pair of newlyweds are brutally murdered on their wedding night. Their bedroom was locked from the inside. A samurai sword thrust into the snow is the only clue.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One freezing night in the winter of 1937, the Ichiyanagi household is woken by a terrible scream, followed by the sound of eerie music. Death has come to the village of Okamura, leaving no trace but a bloody samurai sword thrust into the pristine snow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, amateur detective Kosuke Kindaichi is on the scene to investigate what will become a legendary murder case, but can this scruffy sleuth solve a seemingly impossible crime?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR SEISHI YOKOMIZO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch' - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Readers will delight in the blind turns, red herrings and dubious alibis... Ingenious and compelling' - \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'With a reputation in Japan to rival Agatha Christie's, the master of ingenious plotting is finally on the case for anglophone readers' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is Golden Age crime at its best, complete with red herrings, blind alleys and twists and turns galore... A testament to the power of the simple murder mystery and its enduring appeal' - \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Plenty of golden age ingredients... with a truly ingenious solution' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, Best New Crime Novels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Truly ingenious' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The king of the locked-room mystery' \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Japanese Agatha Christie' Sara Cox, \u003ci\u003eBetween the Covers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fiendishly complex and wonderfully atmospheric' S.J. Bennett, author of \u003ci\u003eMurder Most Royal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56895333597570,"sku":"9781805336549","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781805336549.jpg?v=1788765585","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.com\/products\/9781805336549","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}